01:49:48tomI am trying to stop using all forms of proprietary and centralized instant messaging, and from what I've been able to research, XMPP was the protocol that was used before the rampant centralization of internet standards, eg, people getting tricked into locking themselves into walled gardens like facebook, snapchat, telegram, discord,

01:50:17tomI am currently looking for where ever the active users of XMPP are. Trying to make some new friends